Stúlka
Old Norse Dictionary - stúlka
Meaning of Old Norse word "stúlka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stúlka
- u, f., staul-ka, [cp. stauli, staulpa; the -ka being a diminutive inflexive]:—a girl, lass; ung stúlka, Fær. 41; sá hann stúlku ganga með vatns-fötur, Fb. i. 258; sjau vatn gamlar stúlkur, Fas. ii. 149; ef þat er sveinn … en ef þat er stúlka, 236; hversu lízk þér, bróðir, á stúlkur þessar, Ísl. ii. 200; mey-s., Fb. i. 262: the word is very freq. in mod. usage, and answers to girl in Engl., flicka in Swed., genta in Norway.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᛚᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)